SOLAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY

ME/NE 565

Design and performance of power plants for the generation of electric power; fossil, solar, wind, hydro and nuclear fuels, cycle analysis, component design and performance, plant operation, control, economics and environmental impact.

CBE 512

Chemical engineering principles of material and energy balances, chemical process design, and chemical engineering economics are used to analyze a wide variety of energy systems and their impact on the economy, the environment, society, and the chemical process industry.

BSE/ENVIRST 367

Learn about the state-of-the-art in renewable energy applications including biomass for heat, electric power and liquid fuels as well as geo-energy sources such as wind, solar, and hydro power. Practice engineering calculations of power and energy availability of renewable energy sources and learn about requirements for integrating renewable energy sources into production, distribution and end-use systems.

ME 564

Applications of conduction, convection, and thermal-radiation principles to combined-mode problems; analytical and numerical techniques; heat-exchanger design; thermal stresses.

ME 472

Thermodynamic analysis of energy conversion systems with emphasis on efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions; basic economic analysis of energy systems; radiative energy exchange with participating atmosphere; global energy balance; electricity production and transportation sustainability.